diff --git a/sootup.callgraph/src/main/java/sootup/callgraph/AbstractCallGraphAlgorithm.java b/sootup.callgraph/src/main/java/sootup/callgraph/AbstractCallGraphAlgorithm.java
index 36e798e3e01..842335ddd6b 100644
--- a/sootup.callgraph/src/main/java/sootup/callgraph/AbstractCallGraphAlgorithm.java
+++ b/sootup.callgraph/src/main/java/sootup/callgraph/AbstractCallGraphAlgorithm.java
@@ -319,7 +319,6 @@ public CallGraph addClass(@Nonnull CallGraph oldCallGraph, @Nonnull JavaClassTyp
     Set<MethodSignature> newMethodSignatures =
         clazz.getMethods().stream().map(Method::getSignature).collect(Collectors.toSet());
 
-
     if (newMethodSignatures.stream().anyMatch(oldCallGraph::containsMethod)) {
       // FIXME: [ms] handle better - remove from entry point signatures in this case
       throw new IllegalArgumentException("CallGraph already contains methods from " + classType);
@@ -356,7 +355,7 @@ public CallGraph addClass(@Nonnull CallGraph oldCallGraph, @Nonnull JavaClassTyp
               MethodSignature overridingMethodSig =
                   clazz.getMethod(overriddenMethodSig.getSubSignature()).get().getSignature();
 
-              if( updated.containsMethod(overriddenMethodSig) ){
+              if (updated.containsMethod(overriddenMethodSig)) {
                 for (MethodSignature callingMethodSig : updated.callsTo(overriddenMethodSig)) {
                   updated.addCall(callingMethodSig, overridingMethodSig);
                 }
diff --git a/sootup.java.core/src/main/java/sootup/java/core/JavaSootClass.java b/sootup.java.core/src/main/java/sootup/java/core/JavaSootClass.java
index c4ed4b40049..a4962269df4 100644
--- a/sootup.java.core/src/main/java/sootup/java/core/JavaSootClass.java
+++ b/sootup.java.core/src/main/java/sootup/java/core/JavaSootClass.java
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@
 import sootup.core.signatures.MethodSubSignature;
 import sootup.core.types.ClassType;
 import sootup.core.types.Type;
+import sootup.java.core.types.JavaClassType;
 import sootup.java.core.views.JavaView;
 
 public class JavaSootClass extends SootClass<JavaSootClassSource> {
@@ -45,6 +46,12 @@ public JavaSootClass(JavaSootClassSource classSource, SourceType sourceType) {
     super(classSource, sourceType);
   }
 
+  @Nonnull
+  @Override
+  public JavaClassType getType() {
+    return (JavaClassType) super.getType();
+  }
+
   /**
    * Get all annotations on this class. If provided with a View, will also resolve all inherited
    * annotations from super classes.